Ashurst loses another outpost leader with Brussels duo off to Simmons
Ashurst has lost another office head with its long term Brussels managing partner leaving the firm in favour of Simmons & Simmons, along with one counsel.
Ashurst Singapore head latest to go in day of exits for beleaguered firm
Ashurst‘s Singapore managing partner is the latest to quit the firm, in a day where Ashurst has seen partner exits to Jones Day, Allen & Overy, Paul Hastings and PwC Legal.
Ashurst suffers further exits as Abu Dhabi head departs and A&O takes two Asia finance partners
The exits continue at Ashurst as the firm’s Abu Dhabi head has quit for a US firm while two Asia finance partners, including Ashurst’s Hong Kong managing partner have joined Allen & Overy (A&O).
Kirkland acquires litigation boutique to bolster US Supreme Court practice
Kirkland & Ellis has bolstered its US appeal court credentials with its latest heavyweight lateral hires, bringing in former US Solicitor General Paul Clement and former Assistant Attorney General Viet Dinh alongside the rest of the team at litigation boutique Bancroft.
A&O defeats Quinn as $575m Progas energy claim against Pakistan thrown out
Allen & Overy (A&O), Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and Withers have advised as a tribunal convened under the UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) threw out two parallel investment treaty claims worth about $575m against Pakistan made by Progas Energy.
If it ain’t broke… Do A&O’s New Law business lines live up to the hype?
After a series of ventures Allen & Overy has become the bellwether among the legal elite for innovation. But do the new business lines live up to the marketing? ‘We’re going to close the doors soon,’ says David Wakeling, the Allen & Overy (A&O) partner leading the City giant’s new tech-based service, MarginMatrix. It’s not …
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Tokyo deal wave anticipated following SoftBank’s £24.3bn ARM takeover
Lawyers working on the £24.3bn ARM Holdings takeover by Tokyo-based telecoms group SoftBank expect more M&A deals to come out of Japan after Slaughter and May, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Davis Polk & Wardwell and Morrison & Foerster (MoFo) scored roles on the deal. Slaughters advised its long-term client, chip designer ARM, on the largest-ever acquisition …
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Freshfields acts for Apple as tech giant looks to appeal €13bn EU tax ruling
Apple has turned to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer as it looks to appeal the European Commission’s ruling it must pay €13bn in back taxes to Ireland.
Freshfields and Baker Botts steer CVC and Liberty through £6.4bn Formula One deal
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Baker Botts have won spots advising as CVC Capital Partners looks to sell off Formula One (F1) to Liberty Media Corporation for £6.4bn.
Q&A: Allen & Overy’s Scott Zemser talks leveraged finance, lockstep and competing in the US
Legal Business caught up with Allen & Overy’s (A&O) new global co-head of leveraged finance, Scott Zemser.